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Reaction force
Thrust is a reaction force described quantitatively by Newton's third law. When a system expels or accelerates mass in one direction, the accelerated mass
Thrust
Thrusting motion of the pelvic region
The pelvic thrust is the thrusting motion of the pelvic region, which is used for a variety of activities, such as dance, exercise, or sexual activity
Pelvic_thrust
Topics referred to by the same term
thrust in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Thrust is a reaction force described by Newton's Second and Third Laws. Thrust may also refer to: Thrust fault
Thrust_(disambiguation)
Temporary diversion of an aircraft engine's thrust
Thrust reversal, also called reverse thrust, is an operating mode for jet engines equipped with a thrust reverser when thrust is directed forwards for
Thrust_reversal
Supersonic car
ThrustSSC, Thrust SSC or Thrust SuperSonic Car is a British jet car developed by Richard Noble, Glynne Bowsher, Ron Ayers, and Jeremy Bliss. Thrust SSC
ThrustSSC
Facet of ballistics and aeronautics
Thrust vectoring, also known as thrust vector control (TVC), is the ability of an aircraft, rocket or other vehicle to manipulate the direction of the
Thrust_vectoring
Technique to improve fuel efficiency in airliner takeoffs
this case a lower thrust may be used. Lower thrust settings increase engine life and reduce maintenance costs. The take-off thrust available from a civil
Flex_temp
Abnormal tongue tip behaviour in infants
Tongue thrust, also called reverse swallow or immature swallow, is a pseudo-pathological name for an adaptive lip seal mechanism, whereby normal nasal
Tongue_thrust
Family of rotary bearings designed to support axial loads
load. Thrust bearings come in several varieties. Thrust ball bearings, composed of bearing balls supported in a ring, can be used in low-thrust applications
Thrust_bearing
Type of reverse fault that has a dip of 45 degrees or less
A thrust fault is a break in the Earth's crust, across which older rocks are pushed above younger rocks. A thrust fault is a type of reverse fault that
Thrust_fault
1974 studio album by Herbie Hancock
Thrust is the fourteenth studio album by American jazz-funk musician Herbie Hancock, released in September 1974 on Columbia Records. The album reached
Thrust_(album)
Airbreathing jet engine designed to provide thrust by driving a fan
engine produces thrust through a combination of these two portions working together. Engines that use more jet thrust relative to fan thrust are known as
Turbofan
English actor (1927–2017)
in Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) (for which he was credited as "Turk Thrust II"). Then, he tried a thriller The Naked Face (1984), written and directed
Roger_Moore
Dimensionless ratio of thrust to weight of a propelled vehicle
Thrust-to-weight ratio is a dimensionless ratio of thrust to weight of a reaction engine or a vehicle with such an engine. Reaction engines include jet
Thrust-to-weight_ratio
Geological fault in Anglesey, Wales
Carmel Head Thrust is a geological fault on Carmel Head in north Anglesey, Wales, where rocks of the Precambrian Mona Complex are thrust over Lower Paleozoic
Carmel_Head_Thrust
Type of solid propellant rocket engine
In a dual-thrust solid propellant rocket engine, the propellant mass is composed of two different types (densities) of fuel. In the case of a tandem dual-thrust
Dual-thrust_rocket_motor
Type of earthquake at convergent plate boundaries
forced underneath another. The earthquakes are caused by slip along the thrust fault that forms the contact between the two plates. These interplate earthquakes
Megathrust_earthquake
Aircraft engine that produces thrust by emitting a jet of gas
discharging a fast-moving jet of heated gas (usually air) that generates thrust by jet propulsion. While this broad definition may include rocket, water
Jet_engine
Stage that extends into the audience on three sides
In theatre, a thrust stage (a platform stage or open stage) is one that extends into the audience on three sides and is connected to the backstage area
Thrust_stage
Airbreathing jet engine which is typically used in aircraft
the propelling nozzle where it is accelerated to high speed to provide thrust. Two engineers, Frank Whittle in the United Kingdom and Hans von Ohain in
Turbojet
Fuel efficiency of an engine design with respect to thrust output
Thrust-specific fuel consumption (TSFC) is the fuel efficiency of an engine design with respect to thrust output. TSFC may also be thought of as fuel
Thrust-specific fuel consumption
Thrust-specific_fuel_consumption
Aircraft takeoff and landing class
wing – Rotating aerodynamic rotor or wing Thrust reversal – Temporary diversion of an aircraft engine's thrust Thrust vectoring – Facet of ballistics and aeronautics
V/STOL
Characteristic of rocket engine nozzles
Thrust coefficient or c F {\displaystyle c_{F}} (sometimes c τ {\displaystyle c_{\tau }} ) is a dimensionless number that measures the performance of a
Thrust_coefficient
Internal ballisitics term
Bolt thrust or breech pressure is a term used in internal ballistics and firearms (whether small arms or artillery) that describes the amount of rearward
Bolt_thrust
Geological fault in the Himalayas
Murree and Drang thrust faults, the Krol thrust fault, the Surkhet-Ghorahi thrust fault, the Kathmandu thrust, and the Gondwana/Garu thrust. Despite originating
Main_Boundary_Thrust
First aid procedure
maneuver (spelled manoeuvre in British English), also known as an abdominal thrust, is a first-aid procedure used to treat upper-airway obstructions (or choking)
Heimlich_maneuver
Full body exercise
The burpee, a squat thrust with an additional stand between repetitions, is a full body exercise used in strength training. The movement itself is primarily
Burpee_(exercise)
System of thrust vectoring used in rockets
Gimbaled thrust is the system of thrust vectoring used in most rockets, including the Space Shuttle, the Saturn V lunar rockets, and the Falcon 9. In a
Gimbaled_thrust
Specific thrust is the thrust per unit air mass flowrate of a jet engine (e.g. turbojet, turbofan, etc.) and can be calculated by the ratio of net thrust/total
Specific_thrust
Concept in structural geology
Thrust tectonics or contractional tectonics is concerned with the structures formed by, and the tectonic processes associated with, the shortening and
Thrust_tectonics
Manual control of the thrust of an aircraft's engines from the cockpit
Thrust levers or throttle levers are found in the cockpit of aircraft, and are used by the pilot, copilot, flight engineer, or autopilot to control the
Thrust_lever
Turbojet engine component
mostly those on military supersonic aircraft. Its purpose is to increase thrust, usually for supersonic flight, takeoff, and combat. The afterburning process
Afterburner
A thrust block, also known as a thrust box, is a specialised form of thrust bearing used in ships, to resist the thrust of the propeller shaft and transmit
Thrust_block
Graph of rocket thrust
A thrust curve, sometimes known as a "performance curve" or "thrust profile" is a graph of the thrust of an engine or motor, (usually a rocket) with respect
Thrust_curve
The Main Central Thrust is a major geological fault where the Indian plate has pushed under the Eurasian plate along the Himalaya. The fault slopes down
Main_Central_Thrust
American flight school
Thrust Flight, founded as a partner of US Sport Aircraft in 2006, is a flight school with its main campus at the Addison Airport near Dallas, two satellite
Thrust_Flight
Narcotic Thrust are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of producers Stuart Crichton and Andy Morris. The name Narcotic Thrust is an anagram
Narcotic_Thrust
Science fiction tabletop game
Full Thrust is a science fiction strategy wargame written by Jon Tuffley and published by Ground Zero Games of England. It is usually played with miniature
Full_Thrust
Aircraft deceleration method when landing
Target-type thrust reversal (also called bucket thrust reversal or clamshell thrust reversal) is a deceleration method when an aircraft lands. Like other
Target-type_thrust_reversal
The familiar study of jet aircraft treats jet thrust with a "black box" description which only looks at what goes into the jet engine, air and fuel, and
Gas_turbine_engine_thrust
Calisthenic exercise
The squat thrust or up down is a calisthenic exercise. It typically is performed as follows: Bend your knees and drop into a squat position, then fall
Squat_thrust
1986 video game
Thrust is a 1986 video game programmed by Jeremy C. Smith (who later co-authored Exile) for the BBC Micro and published by Superior Software. The player's
Thrust_(video_game)
The Haflong Thrust is the most persistent of the thrusts in the 400 km long Belt of Schuppen (BoS) in the western part of Nagaland. The Belt of Schuppen
Haflong_Thrust
English rock band
and bonus tracks from single releases. Def Leppard began their Downstage Thrust Tour, on 27 June, which took them across the US and into Canada. On 25 April
Def_Leppard
Thrust was published from 1973–1991. It started off as a fanzine by Doug Fratz Steven L. Goldstein at the University of Maryland until 1976. In 1978, Thrust
Thrust (science fiction magazine)
Thrust_(science_fiction_magazine)
Major oceanic terrane that was thrust over central and northern Nevada, United States
The Golconda Thrust is a major oceanic terrane that was thrust over central and northern Nevada, North America, in possibly sometime between the late
Golconda_Thrust
Musical artist
Christopher France (born July 8, 1976), better known by his stage name Thrust, is a Canadian rapper from Toronto, Ontario. He is most known for his appearance
Thrust_(rapper)
2008 studio album by We Are Scientists
Brain Thrust Mastery is the second studio album by We Are Scientists, which was released on March 17, 2008. The first single from the album was "After
Brain_Thrust_Mastery
Line of thrust
The line of thrust is the locus of the points, through which forces pass in a retaining wall or an arch. It is the line, along which internal forces flow
Line_of_thrust
Force from tire camber angle
Camber thrust and camber force are terms used to describe the force generated perpendicular to the direction of travel of a rolling tire due to its camber
Camber_thrust
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Switzerland
thrust (German: Glarner Überschiebung) is a major thrust fault in the Alps of eastern Switzerland. Along the thrust the Helvetic nappes were thrust more
Glarus_thrust
Fault in Quebec, Vermont, and New York
The Champlain Thrust is a 200-mile long fault extending from southern Quebec, down through western Vermont in the Champlain Valley, and into eastern New
Champlain_Thrust
Seismic fault in California, United States
The Mount Diablo Thrust Fault, also known as the Mount Diablo Blind Thrust, is a thrust fault in the vicinity of Mount Diablo in Contra Costa County, California
Mount_Diablo_Thrust_Fault
Movement along a thrust fault that is not visible at the surface
A blind thrust earthquake occurs along a thrust fault that does not show signs on the Earth's surface, hence the designation "blind". Such faults, being
Blind_thrust_earthquake
Ejector Thrust Augmentor (PETA) is a proprietary pulse jet engine developed by Boeing. The Boeing PETA design embeds the pulse jet inside a thrust augmenting
Pulse Ejector Thrust Augmentor
Pulse_Ejector_Thrust_Augmentor
Airway management procedure
The jaw-thrust maneuver is a first aid and medical procedure used to prevent the tongue from obstructing the upper airways. This maneuver and the head-tilt/chin-lift
Jaw-thrust_maneuver
Bridge which can slide open
usually a ship on a waterway. This type is sometimes referred to as a thrust bridge. Retractable bridges date back to medieval times. Due to the large
Retractable_bridge
Chinese super-heavy rocket in development
tons. 16 YF-135 liquid oxygen kerosene engines, each with over 300 tons of thrust, will be used in the first stage; 120-ton hydrogen-oxygen engines will be
Long_March_9
Series of mountainous foothills
fold and thrust belt is a series of mountainous foothills adjacent to an orogenic belt, which forms due to contractional tectonics. Fold and thrust belts
Fold_and_thrust_belt
1991 aircraft accident in Thailand
operating the route crashed following an uncommanded deployment of the thrust reverser on the No. 1 engine during the climb phase, causing the aircraft
Lauda_Air_Flight_004
High-bypass turbofan aircraft engine
turbofan aircraft engines built by GE Aerospace for the Boeing 777, with thrust ratings from 81,000 to 115,000 pounds-force (360 to 510 kilonewtons). It
General_Electric_GE90
January 2016, and the Falcon 9 Full Thrust (through Block 4) 36 times from December 2015, to June 2018. The latest Full Thrust variant, Block 5, was introduced
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches (2010–2019)
List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches_(2010–2019)
Turbine engine driving an aircraft propeller
major portion of the total thrust, since almost all of the engine's power is used to drive the propeller. Exhaust thrust in a turboprop is sacrificed
Turboprop
American low-bypass turbofan engine for the F-22 Raptor
which resulted in the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. The engine delivers thrust in the 35,000 lbf (156 kN) class and was designed for sustained supersonic
Pratt_&_Whitney_F119
Engine whose failure would most adversely affect aircraft performance or handling
aircraft becomes inoperative, a thrust imbalance exists between the operative and inoperative sides of the aircraft. This thrust imbalance causes several negative
Critical_engine
Fault in Highland, Scotland, UK
The Moine Thrust Belt or Moine Thrust Zone is a linear tectonic feature in the Scottish Highlands which runs from Loch Eriboll on the north coast 190
Moine_Thrust_Belt
Third version of the SpaceX medium-lift launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Full Thrust (also known as Falcon 9 v1.2) is a partially reusable, two-stage-to-orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle designed and manufactured in
Falcon_9_Full_Thrust
SpaceX family of liquid-fuel rocket engines
actuators. It makes 162,500 pounds of thrust in vacuum. that is nearly 158 thrust/weight. The new full thrust variant weighs the same and makes about
SpaceX_Raptor
Measurement indicator of fuel conversion
into thrust. One key metric of performance is the thermal efficiency; how much of the chemical energy (fuel) is turned into useful work (thrust propelling
Jet_engine_performance
Violent physical confrontation involving knives
siciliano (Sicilian school of stiletto fighting). The stiletto was purely a thrusting or stabbing weapon, and the scherma di stiletto siciliano accordingly
Knife_fight
Geological feature
The Main Himalayan Thrust (MHT) is a décollement under the Himalaya Range. This thrust fault follows a northwest-southeast strike, reminiscent of an arc
Main_Himalayan_Thrust
Series of bond ballot initiatives in King County, Washington
The Forward Thrust ballot initiatives were a series of bond propositions put to the voters of King County, Washington in 1968 and 1970, designed by a group
Forward_Thrust
System of faults in Indonesia
The Flores back-arc thrust fault is a major system of west–east trending thrust faults that extend eastwards from west of Lombok just south of where Sunda
Flores_back-arc_thrust_fault
2010s narrow-body airliner by Airbus
(214,000 lb), and its engine has 109 to 156 kN (24,500 to 35,000 lb) of thrust. The A321neo began production in 2016, with final assembly taking place
Airbus_A321neo
Electrohydrodynamic aircraft propulsion
to provide lift or thrust in the air without requiring combustion or moving parts. Current designs do not produce sufficient thrust for crewed flight or
Ion-propelled_aircraft
Geological structure
geology, a nappe or thrust sheet is a large sheetlike body of rock that has been moved more than 2 km (1.2 mi) or 5 km (3.1 mi) above a thrust fault from its
Nappe
English actor (1927–2014)
Francis Matthews (2 September 1927 – 14 June 2014) was an English actor, best known for playing Paul Temple in the BBC television series of the same name
Francis_Matthews_(actor)
Geologic feature in California and Arizona
The Maria fold and thrust belt (MFTB) is a portion of the North American Cordillera orogen in which geological structures accommodate roughly north–south
Maria_fold_and_thrust_belt
Powered aircraft with wings
English), also plane, is a fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, propeller, or rocket engine. Airplanes come in a variety
Airplane
Change in velocity per amount of fuel
(a SI unit) or feet per second (in imperial units). It is equivalent to thrust (a force, in newtons or pounds) per mass flow rate (in kg/s or lbm/s). It
Specific_impulse
American adaptive cycle engine
cooling or to the core and fan streams for additional thrust and performance. The engine thrust has not been disclosed, although it is speculated by aviation
Pratt_&_Whitney_XA103
Method of propulsion
Power Augmented Ram thrust (or PAR thrust for short) is the use of displaced air in enhancing the air cushion under the wings or body of what is normally
PAR_thrust
Tendency of a propeller to yaw a vessel during acceleration
wheeling effect, paddle wheel effect, asymmetric thrust, asymmetric blade effect, transverse thrust, prop walk) is the term for a propeller's tendency
Propeller_walk
Reusable first-stage rocket developed by SpaceX
the vehicle, the other feeds liquid methane. The oxygen tank ends at the thrust puck of the vehicle. While the outer twenty engines are mounted on a ring
SpaceX_Super_Heavy
Non-airbreathing engine used to propel a missile or vehicle
rocket engine, also known as a rocket motor, is a reaction engine, producing thrust in accordance with Newton's third law by ejecting reaction mass rearward
Rocket_engine
Geological feature in California
The Northridge Blind Thrust Fault (also known as the Pico Thrust Fault) is a thrust fault that is located in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles
Northridge_Blind_Thrust_Fault
Geological fault in the Himalayas
The Main Frontal Thrust (MFT), also known as the Himalayan Frontal Thrust (HFT), is a geological fault in the Himalayas that defines the boundary between
Main_Frontal_Thrust
American adaptive cycle engine
cooling or to the core and fan streams for additional thrust and performance. The engine thrust has not been disclosed, although it is speculated by aviation
General_Electric_XA102
Turbofan aircraft engine family
engines produced by GE Aviation. The CF6, based on the TF39, the first high-thrust, high-bypass jet engine, has been used in a wide variety of airliners, but
General_Electric_CF6
Afterburner turbofan engine
Guizhou Aeroengine Design Institute. It has a reported thrust-to-weight ratio of 10 and a thrust of 10 metric tons or 22,000 lbs. The WS-19 fits in the
Guizhou_WS-19
Foil — a light thrusting weapon; the valid target is restricted to the torso; double touches are not allowed. Épée — a heavy thrusting weapon; the valid
Fencing at the Summer Olympics
Fencing_at_the_Summer_Olympics
Fifth version of the SpaceX medium-lift launch vehicle
version of the Falcon 9 family and the third version of the Falcon 9 Full Thrust. It is powered by Merlin 1D engines burning rocket-grade kerosene (RP-1)
Falcon_9_Block_5
The Marañón fold and thrust belt (Spanish: faja corrida y plegada del Marañón) is a 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) long, northwest–southeast trending belt of
Marañón_fold_and_thrust_belt
Land speed record vehicle
March 7, 1977. The first run was performed with a standing start at idle thrust and gradual acceleration and had an estimated top speed of about 180 mph
Thrust2
Type of propelling nozzle
pressure. The typical high level goal in nozzle design is to maximize its thrust coefficient C F {\displaystyle C_{F}} , which acts as a strong multiplier
Rocket_engine_nozzle
In orbital mechanics, low-thrust relative transfer is an orbital maneuver in which a chaser spacecraft covers a specific relative distance relative to
Low thrust relative orbital transfer
Low_thrust_relative_orbital_transfer
1960s British turbofan aircraft engine
engines are capable of generating 41,030 to 59,450 lbf (182.5 to 264.4 kN) of thrust. The RB211 engine was the first production three-spool engine. Originally
Rolls-Royce_RB211
Animated television series
Beast Wars: Transformers (titled Beasties: Transformers in Canada) is an animated television series that debuted on September 16, 1996 and ended on May
Beast_Wars:_Transformers
Martial arts term meaning "to thrust"
Tsuki (突き) derives from the verb tsuku (突く), meaning "to thrust". The second syllable is accented, with Japanese's unvoiced vowels making it pronounced
Tsuki
Mountain-building episode in North America
Fold and Thrust Belt extends from southern California near the Mexican border to Canada. Basin and Range faults cut the older Sevier thrust faults. The
Sevier_orogeny
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : metathesized variant of Thurston 1.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English shouere ‘pusher’, an agent derivative of Old English scūfan ‘to thrust or push’.
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Thrust
Girl/Female
Biblical
A body thrust hard together.
Biblical
a body thrust hard together
Surname or Lastname
Variant of Dutch Schave.English
Variant of Dutch Schave.English : nickname from Middle English schove, probably from Old English scufa, a derivative of scūfan ‘to thrust or push’.
THRUST
THRUST
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Blessing; Blue Lotus
Girl/Female
Indian
Be Loved
Boy/Male
English
Spearman.
Girl/Female
Indian
Princess
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly northeastern England and West Yorkshire)
English (mainly northeastern England and West Yorkshire) : habitational name from either of two places in Cumbria, or from one in the parish of Halsall, near Ormskirk, Lancashire. The Cumbrian places are probably named from Middle English hart ‘male deer’ + kerr ‘marshland’. The one in Lancashire has the same second element, while the first is probably Old English hÄr ‘gray’ or hara ‘hare’.nickname for an eavesdropper or busybody, from an agent derivative of Middle English herkien ‘to listen’.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
From gazzalle
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Same; Equal
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Poet who Composed Kamba Ramayanam
Boy/Male
British, English
Good
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, German, Hebrew, Italian, Swedish
Bear; Brave Like a Bear
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n.
A bout; a thrust; a venew.
v. i.
To run or ride, and thrust with a lance; to practice the military game or exercise of thrusting with a lance, as a combatant on horseback; to joust; also, figuratively, to engage in any combat or movement resembling that of horsemen tilting with lances.
v. t.
To push or drive with force; to drive, force, or impel; to shove; as, to thrust anything with the hand or foot, or with an instrument.
v. t.
To point or thrust, as a lance.
n.
An Australian insectivorous singing bird (Pachycephala gutturalis). The male is conspicuously marked with black and yellow, and has a black crescent on the breast. Called also white-throated thickhead, orange-breasted thrust, black-crowned thrush, guttural thrush, and black-breasted flycatcher.
n.
In fencing, a return thrust after a parry.
v. i.
To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist.
v. i.
To cause to enter; to thrust; as, to run a sword into or through the body; to run a nail into the foot.
v. t.
To point or thrust a weapon at.
v. t.
To thrust in up to the hilt; as, to uphilt one's sword into an enemy.
n.
A position in thrusting or parrying in which the wrist and nails are turned downward.
n.
A bout, or turn, as at fencing; a thrust; a hit; a veney.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Thrust
n.
A thrust, as with a lance.
n.
The act of pushing or thrusting.
imp. & p. p.
of Thrust
n.
A beam acting as a tie, as at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters, to prevent them from thrusting out the wall. See Illust. of Timbers, under Roof.
n.
The throstle, or song thrust.
n.
A sudden movement to avoid a thrust.
n.
One who thrusts or stabs.